Basement_Lurker
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I just got back from a nice trip to Japan. What a fascinating place! While most people look at the county in terms of flashy lights, temples, and skyscrapers! I couldn't help but take notice of their building practices....and all I can say is that I am glad to be back in good ol' North America where at least the public bathrooms aren't actually public!
Here's some random pics I collected in my travels:
The first is a pic of a toilet made by one of Toto's local competitors....it flushes and fills from the bottom, was fairly quiet, and managed to create what looked like a fairly strong initial flush followed by a nice fancy whirlpool afterwards! I am not sure of the performance versus a traditional tank mounted toilet, but I was pretty impressed by the quality of the other products that I saw from this manufacturer.
The second and third are of one of the original bathrooms in a British designed manor home in Tokyo. The urinal was made by the famous ceramics company Royal Doulton! There is an original flush tank toilet behind the urinal but the bathroom was roped off so I couldn't see it for myself.
And the last set are of one of the two bathrooms in one of the oldest surviving schoolhouses in the country...I can't remember exactly how old off the top of my head, but you can be sure it was at least a few centuries old. There is a squat toilet, and what I assumed was a communal bathing area for the students (notice the slope in the floor, unfortunately I did not have my trusty plumber's level to check for 1/4" slope...) There was a wooden sink, but it was covered over for some reason.
Here's some random pics I collected in my travels:
The first is a pic of a toilet made by one of Toto's local competitors....it flushes and fills from the bottom, was fairly quiet, and managed to create what looked like a fairly strong initial flush followed by a nice fancy whirlpool afterwards! I am not sure of the performance versus a traditional tank mounted toilet, but I was pretty impressed by the quality of the other products that I saw from this manufacturer.
The second and third are of one of the original bathrooms in a British designed manor home in Tokyo. The urinal was made by the famous ceramics company Royal Doulton! There is an original flush tank toilet behind the urinal but the bathroom was roped off so I couldn't see it for myself.
And the last set are of one of the two bathrooms in one of the oldest surviving schoolhouses in the country...I can't remember exactly how old off the top of my head, but you can be sure it was at least a few centuries old. There is a squat toilet, and what I assumed was a communal bathing area for the students (notice the slope in the floor, unfortunately I did not have my trusty plumber's level to check for 1/4" slope...) There was a wooden sink, but it was covered over for some reason.
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